Kalitta has better numbers down low, but is too agressive for the track. The slicks are
up in smoke before the 330 foot mark.Nice pass for Bernstein and he just misses the top half of the
field. Left Lane: Tony Bartone Runs 6.583/129.97, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.490/109.30, Was
#21
Right Lane: Tommy Johnson Jr. Runs 11.699/82.93, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.051/153.16,
Was #19

John Force is on the bump spot at 4.882. The sun is down now and we are enjoying the
header flames, noise, and speed!

Oh, my! Barton almost drives the racer into the wall at
mid-track, as the Lucas Oil funny car makes a violent move towards the wall. He quickly jerks it
back to save the shiny. Good job of driving. Far less drama in the right lane, as Johnson is up in
smoke after the sixty-foot lights and has to lift.

We had a brief delay in qualifying to allow for the crowning of the Ringers Glove Pro
Bike Challenge Champion on the starting line.

Brother Cruz isn't in the field yet and won't on
this run either. Both cars leave together and run that was until just before the 660 lights, where
the pipes go wet and the Advanced Auto Parts Impala slows. Capps makes another four eighty pass to
stay #15 for now.

Both cars leave hard and run almost identical 60 foot number [.897/.898] and then fall
back. Force gets to the 330 lights and Capps gets to mid-track before kicking the tires. Left Lane: Jerry Toliver Runs 12.940/70.79, Now #8; Best prior run: 4.797/320.81, Was
#7
Right Lane: Mike Ashley Runs 4.779/327.35, Now #5; Best prior run: 4.805/324.67, Was
#11

OK! Ashley takes it to the field with a great looking pass into the current top half of
the field in the #5 position. Toliver's car is up in smoke before the 330 lights. Left Lane: John Force Runs 5.922/159.32, Now #16; Best prior run: 4.882/264.23, Was
#16
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.778/320.97, Now #1; Best prior run: 4.754/327.51, Was #1

This would be your first round match on Monday, if the ladder stays the same. Force
runs a strong .886 sixty foot time and leads Arend until mid-track where the tires start to smoke .
He double pumps it and has to chase the tail happy car in the lane before giving it up. Arend has
his act together and makes another strong four seventy pass. Left Lane: Gary Scelzi Runs 4.823/280.72, Now #9; Best prior run: 4.799/322.50, Was #9
Right Lane: Bob Gilbertson Runs 7.951/124.25, Now #18; Best prior run: 5.056/290.26,
Was #18

Gilbertson drifts out of the groove after about 100 feet and the tires go up in smoke.
Scelzi was on a strong pass and then has to click it off early before the lights. He said the tire
wer spinning and he stayed in it, but it wouldn't pull. He'll stay #9 for now. Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 6.409/139.13, Now #6; Best prior run: 4.785/323.66, Was #6
Right Lane: Gary Densham Runs 4.800/320.28, Now #10; Best prior run: 4.818/316.90, Was
#14

Strong leave for Worsham until just before the 660 lights. He has to lift, as the tires
start to spin and smoke. Densham drove on by and finishes the run with big sparklers flying out of
the headers. He moves up four spots to the current # 10 spot. Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 4.825/313.95, Now #15; Best prior run: 4.902/319.52, Was
#17
Right Lane: Jim Head Runs 24.867/20.75, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.804/324.12, Was #12

Head car is smoking the tires off the line and he lifts. Wilkerson needs to finish well
on this pass to get into the field and he has a great looking pass to bump Force out. He moves two
slots up to take over the current #15 spot.

Jon Capps is on the bump spot at 4.826.

Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.759/325.85, Now #3; Best prior run: 4.810/321.27, Was
#14
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 7.107/119.07, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.764/323.89, Was
#3

Nice pass by Beckman to end the nights activities. Both cars leave together and have
almost the same numbers until near mid-track. The Mustang loses traction before the 660 foot lights
and slows, while Beckman powers on down the left lane with an eleven spot move up to the #3 spot
for tonight.

9:10 p.m. Jeff Arend stays number one with a 4.754 and Jon Capps is on the bump
spot at 4.826.